Past Abortion Healing

Getting past the pain of an abortion- The help we offer for post-abortion recovery is always caring, compassionate, and confidential. Many women and men in the Fort Wayne area who struggled with adverse emotional and spiritual consequences of a past abortion choice have benefited from our services. They found that not only is everything they share with their peer consultants at A Hope Center held in strictest confidence (to the extent allowed by law) but they’re also not judged here. We won’t judge you, either.

We understand how difficult it is to deal with uncomfortable feelings after an abortion. We understand the loneliness you suffer, especially if friends or family are telling you, “Just get over it,” “It wasn’t that big a deal,” “Don’t worry; time heals everything,” or perhaps worse, “Look, it was your choice, so why are you upset about it now?”

Sound familiar? Trust us, you’re not alone. What you’re hearing is common to women and men in your situation. No doubt you, like them, are driven by such comments to keep your emotions inside and never talk about them.

But here at A Hope Center, we encourage you to talk, to let your emotions out, to unburden your feelings. Because we listen. And we have the knowledge that comes from experience to help you deal with your feelings effectively.

Adverse emotional outcomes tied to an abortion experience are often referred to as post-abortion stress.

There have been almost 56,000,000 abortions since 1973. You are not alone. Others hurt, too and they found a way to heal… Make the confidential call to Lisa Davis at 260-755-1074. Remember … You are welcome here. You are safe here. You will find help here.

"It has been said that abortion
is a woman's best kept secret. This was true for me. I kept my abortion
concealed for years. I needed a safe person with whom to share my secret. I
found that person at A Hope Center. She was not shocked or judgmental, but
instead responded with compassion and acceptance. Because of her response, I
felt safe and was able to get the help I needed to heal my pain, and find
forgiveness and total freedom from my abortion experience."—
Anne

"Since my abortion, sadness and guilt were never far from me, so I responded
by trying to justify what I had done. I asked God to forgive me, but never
really felt forgiven. I ended up marrying the father of that baby, and promptly
experienced five years of infertility. I thought a baby would fill that hole in
my grieving heart, but after a daughter and then a son, I still felt empty. I
had living proof in both my children of the life that I had helped to destroy.
Thankfully, I eventually found healing and forgiveness. It's my dream that the
hurting women and men in our community will also find this freedom through
past-abortion help at A Hope Center.”— Lisa

"I carried pain from an abortion for over 18 years. My secret had eaten me
alive, bit by bit, until everything good in my life was in jeopardy. The
hardest part of admitting I needed help was making that first phone call. I had
built a wall of self-protection through secrecy, denial, and rationalization.
Opening up to a stranger was very frightening, but I shouldn’t have been
afraid. The kind person I spoke with at A Hope Center listened with a gentle,
caring heart. She understood how I felt. She didn’t judge me. She only wanted
to help. After peer counseling at the center, I finally healed the gaping wound
abortion left in my life. I have an incredible sense of emotional and spiritual
freedom now. I am free to laugh and to cry. I am free to love and to be
loved.”
— Kay